Choosing a Web Hosting

Choosing a web hosting provider company is an important step in creating a website. The whole work of your web resource depends on this choice.

All hosting providers are divided into two major groups: free web host and shared.
First of all, let me say that many free web hosting providers are not free at all, meaning that they can find their ads on their website in return for their services.

If your website is a homepage that contains your personal information or a small web resource where you share important information on a particular topic, free web hosting will suffice. If your website is an information service, portal, or your company’s site, you should use shared web hosting services.

The difference between free and shared web hosting

As mentioned above, most free web hosts insert their ads in the form of banners or popups. Visitors to your site will not be happy with this because it is known that ads are annoying, especially those with popups. So, if your goal is to attract an audience that wants to see your site regularly, come back again and again in a day, a week, a month, and in just 5 seconds after visiting your first page. Don’t turn off resources. Choose to host without ads.

What’s more, with free web hosts, you can only expect domains like your_site.host.com. Such a domain will hardly positively affect the reputation of your website. It will soon tarnish its image, especially if it is a company’s website.

“Why aren’t the pictures happening?” The support service will provide you with answers to such questions. This is absolutely necessary because a good support service really speeds up the problem-solving process. 90% of web hosting providers have adequate service support, and only 10% of free web hosting providers.

Not every free hosting can boast of services like having their own CGI-BIN directory or the support of Perl, PHP, MYSQL, Cron, SSH, Talent, and many more. And even if your web resources don’t need any of these right now, such a need may appear in the near future as your website grows. Over time, you’ll need more and more bandwidth and disk space. Free web hosting providers usually give you 1-100 Mb, while shared web hosts provide 1-5000 Mb for your website.

So, the bottom line is this.

If you only have a homepage or a small website about your interests, then definitely go for free web hosting. But before choosing a particular hosting, you need to:

• As you further develop your resources, determine the disk space you will need.
• Decide if you need the help of scripts, whether you need to be a file manager or you will work fine with FTP access, whether you need a site generator.
• Think of a domain name. It should be small and easy to remember.
• Explain your attitude toward host advertising: whether or not you’re against it

When you’re dealing with all of these things, eliminate all hosts that don’t meet your needs. I would advise you to check the loading speed of the hosting provider websites that suit your needs. And then you choose the host with the least crowded channels.

I personally recommend unique-star.net. They provide:
250 MB disk space
6 GB bandwidth
5 domain hosts
1 MySQL Database
1-click install the app

FTP access. Support for PHP, Pearl, Python, SSI, and more. There is also a ready-made script catalog with the possibility to incorporate the design into your website. – The best choice for beginner webmasters.

Shared hosting

Some may say that co-hosting is expensive, but it’s just a myth. Prices range from 1 1 to 50 50 per month, depending on the services and resources provided. Naturally, shared hosting does not have any disadvantages.

1. However, shared web hosting providers vary in the range and high quality of services. Here are some important criteria that will guide you in choosing a shared web host.

2. A host does not want to impose strict traffic restrictions. There is a possibility of a minimum payment if you exceed the limit, but the salary should not be too high.

3. If you need ASP, FrontPage Server, MSQL, you should look for web hosting on NT Server, and the host should provide these services himself. Otherwise, you choose UNIX-hosting.

4. Requires a host to provide Perl, SSI, PHP, MYSQL.

5. Mail must be provided to a host other than disk space. Make sure it covers incoming and outgoing mail services. Sometimes a host provides you with an email address, not an email address. In this case, all your emails will be redirected to the email box you indicated, which will hinder your employment.

6. The hosting provider should have this support service – working 24/7 by email and telephone (fax). Ask from hosting providers some questions – a good hosting provider will answer you within 24 hours. If they keep ignoring you, or if there is no support service, stay away from such hosts.

7. Check what rights you are going to use to manage the server. You should have FTP access to your catalog at a minimum – you will be allowed to take the necessary steps when forwarding, editing, or deleting files. It is recommended that a host have a web interface to work with your server and your account.

8. If you are an experienced user, then the host needs access to the telnet. You will be able to work with the provider’s computer at the same level as your own.

9. Archiving your website every day is also a great benefit.

10. Good hosting is fast web hosting. The more crowded the provider’s servers and channels, the better. Pentium III-800 with a minimum bandwidth of 512 رb RAM should not be less than 800 MHz

11. It is a good idea for a web hosting provider to have their physical address and some other data.

Before finally submitting payment, be aware of other users’ Internet reviews about this host.

Of course, this is not yet a complete list of all the criteria by which one should choose a web hosting provider. But if a host meets all of the above requirements, you can start working with them.